Xia Chuan was filled with anger, but he didn't chase after her. He turned around and went home angrily.

Xia Mian followed quietly behind. Since Ma Lili had already made a decision, Xia Mian didn't say anything more to Uncle Xia and the others. Now she just had to wait and see how things developed.

Xia Chuan was still worried about Ma Lili the next day, so he went to the county hospital to look for her. But she came back in a panic, "Lili quit her job at the hospital!"

"The county hospital is such a good job, everyone is vying for it. Why did she suddenly resign and disappear? She didn't leave on her own, did she?"

My aunt, while picking beans, said confidently, "Don't worry, that girl knows what she's doing. If she's willing to quit her job, she must have found a better one."

Xia Chuan still didn't believe it and was extremely anxious. He hurried back to call the Ma family, but the person on the other end hung up as soon as he heard his voice.

Xia Chuan planned to go to the Ma family to ask in person.

Xia Mian couldn't bear to watch it anymore. "If he really left, the Ma family would be the most anxious. Since the Ma family isn't anxious, it must be what Auntie said, that they have a better next home."

"Brother Chuan, instead of going to the Ma family, why don't you go to where the crew is filming?"

At this point, she couldn't help but give Xia Chuan a heads-up, "Her quitting her job definitely wasn't something that happened overnight. She must have planned it long ago. She just wanted to see which one would be the best fit."

Xia Chuan paused for a moment, then quickly headed straight to the filming crew in the south of the city.

They didn't know what exactly happened, but Xia Chuan came back in the evening in a daze and locked himself in the room without eating or drinking.

Auntie and Hongjuan cooked a few delicious dishes, and Uncle Xia was in a good mood. "Give me a bowl."

Xiao Feng ate fried cicada monkeys and leaned against Xia Mian's legs, occasionally looking into the house worriedly, "Uncle Xiaochuan."

"It's okay." Xia Mian patted his little head, "Your uncle Xiaochuan is heartbroken and needs to adjust his mood."

Qiangqiang didn't know what heartbreak meant, but seeing everyone celebrating, he cheered loudly in the yard, "Third Uncle has a heartbreak! Third Uncle has a heartbreak! Hahahaha, that's great!"

This provoked Xia Chuan to come out of the house and catch him to beat him. Qiangqiang was also very good at escaping. The two of them chased each other all over the yard, making everyone laugh.

Seeing this, Qiangqiang, a naughty kid who would start a fight at the slightest provocation, became even more noisy. Xiachuan was so angry that he couldn't even cry.

I originally thought that this matter was over, and everyone just had to wait for Xia Chuan to calm down before finding him a new partner.

However, they didn't expect that they underestimated Ma Wenwu and Ma Lili's desire for revenge.

That day, Xia Mian and Xiao Feng sat in a row in front of a small shop on the side of the road, eating ice cream and waiting for Ning Shaobai.

Xia Mian and Ning Shaobai talk on the phone every day. Besides chatting about all the funny and weird things that happened in their hometown, they also ask when Ning Shaobai will come.

Now the situation is completely reversed. Xia Mian is the one who keeps asking questions, but Ning Shaobai refuses to tell her anything, making her experience the torment of waiting in vain.

It was not until he got on the train yesterday that he told Xia Mian that he was leaving.

"Why are you taking the train?" Xia Mian was puzzled. "I thought you would drive here."

Ning Shaobai paused and sighed, "The car was sent for maintenance, and you urged me so much, so I had no choice but to take the train."

"Dr. Ning is really wronged." Xia Mian laughed.

At noon, I received a call from Ning Shaobai, saying that he was already on the way from Ming City to Mingxi County.

Calculating the time, it will be there in about two hours.

Time suddenly became unbearable. Xia Mian couldn't help but want to run to the intersection every few minutes. Finally, she couldn't stand herself anymore, so she simply took Xiao Feng and sat in front of the door of a small shop on the side of the road and waited.

The 24-inch color TV in the convenience store is playing the popular martial arts drama, which is also a good way to kill time.

At this moment, there are many people gathered in the house and at the door. This is also the marketing method of the convenience store. The idle people don’t want to leave after watching TV, so they buy some things by the way.

Xiao Feng looked at the hero who fell from the sky on TV, leaned over to Xia Mian's ear and whispered, "Second uncle."

Xia Mian laughed and whispered back, "Yes."

In this drama, Mao Zhishan plays the uncle of the male protagonist who is in seclusion for cultivation. He comes out to save the male protagonist at the critical moment when he is about to be killed, and finally takes the male protagonist back to teach him martial arts. He is also a person who is similar to a hermit.

The main reason is that Mao Zhishan is not a professional.

He got into this industry by accident when he was middle-aged. He doesn't care about the acting style and planning. Basically, he takes any role that comes his way. He improves while filming and does what he can. So far, he is most proficient in this kind of character.

Xia Chuan, who was heartbroken, was also attracted by the plot at this moment. He suddenly asked Xia Mian, "Mian Mian, do you think this person looks a lot like our second uncle?"

Xia Mian was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xiao Feng and laughed, "Ah, it seems a little bit."

Xia Wenyue told her family about opening a factory, but she specifically asked them not to spread the news about Mao Zhishan being an actor.

It was mainly because of the Mao family. Even if the Mao family knew that Xia Wenyue opened a factory, they couldn't do anything to her. Yan City was so big that they couldn't find Xia Wenyue at all. Even if they found her, they couldn't do anything to her now.

But Mao Zhishan's experience as an actor was different. Stars have too big a target. Although today's entertainment reporters are not as exaggerated as those in later generations, just a little trigger is enough to destroy a person.

Especially since Mao Zhishan was not an irreplaceable first-line star. If the Mao family took advantage of him, his career would definitely be ruined. Therefore, the fact that Mao Zhishan was an actor was kept secret in his hometown for as long as possible.

It’s not that I don’t trust the Xia family, but after all, there are so many people with so many gossips, and if I accidentally reveal something, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

Xia Chuan was actually just saying it casually, but some people started discussing it. "I was wondering if he looked familiar, and it's true. He looks exactly like Mao Lao Er when he was young."

Just as the cast list came out, the man said, "Hey, this actor is also called Mao Zhishan. What a coincidence! Could he really be your second uncle?"

Xia Chuan immediately clapped his hands and laughed, "Of course. My second uncle is a big star. I have to go find him when I get a chance and see if he can introduce me to an actor."

"That crew in Chengnan is nothing. There aren't any famous stars there."

Well, he was still upset about Ma Lili breaking up with him and going to find Hao Xufeng to be an actor.

Most of the people here are neighbors, and they probably know something about Xia Chuan's affairs. When they heard this, they burst into laughter, knowing that it was a joke.

How could the handsome and imposing man on TV be the second son of the Mao family who bends over, shrugs his shoulders and dares not raise his head?

However, some people still lamented, "Look, he looks pretty good acting like this on TV, but why did Mao Lao Er get criticized like that? Why on earth?"

It’s hard to say why, but it’s like a lot of school violence. In fact, the bullied children have done nothing wrong at all. Just because their classmates are slightly special, it becomes a reason for everyone to attack them.

The special thing about Mao Zhishan is that he is so handsome.

Coupled with Mrs. Mao's particularly disdainful attitude, it conveyed to outsiders the message that this person could be bullied at will and no one would care. Gradually, mocking and bullying him became a habit.

When talking about Mao Zhishan, everyone naturally started talking about the Mao family, and the one who sighed the most was Mao Huihe.

"That girl's life is ruined."

"The Mao family doesn't treat their daughters as human beings at all. Even so, the Mao family's grandsons are trying hard to get close to Hao Xufeng, wanting to be stars too."

"Don't you see how their sister has been tortured?"

"Alas. This is a sin. The Mao family will suffer retribution sooner or later."

While everyone was discussing, the real person came in front of them.

It was Ma Wenwu who brought her here. "Look, that's her! She must know where Mao Laoer's home is. Mao Huimei must be in Yan City too!"

Xia Mian looked at Ma Wenwu who had suddenly appeared, puzzled. Just as she was wondering what this man was up to, she heard him say to the two men behind him, "If you hold her captive, you'll definitely be able to find Mao Laoer's house. Don't let her leave until they come back."

Xia Chuan came out of the shop after hearing the noise. Seeing Ma Wenwu, he frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Nothing." Ma Wenwu sneered, "Don't you Xia family look down on me? Don't you want to take me to Yan City? Then Xia Mian shouldn't go either! Let's not go!"

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly covered his nose and screamed, then looked up at Xia Mian and angrily said, "You, you dare to hit me?"

Xia Mian threw a stone and sneered, "Didn't I warn you not to come near me?"

"Didn't I say I'd beat you up every time I saw you?" Xia Mian said as she kept throwing stones at him. "Do you think I'm talking nonsense?"

Ma Wenwu jumped around in pain, but Xia Mian had a very good aim and he couldn't dodge it. He could only hurriedly leave a message, "Just wait for me," and ran away.

Many people in the convenience store came out to watch the fun. While Xia Mian was dealing with Ma Wenwu, some people who were related to the Xia family had already confronted the two men.

"Big Brother Mao, Big Brother Mao, are you here to pick a fight again? Why, you want to fight again?"

Boss Mao frowned, "We're here to look for my second son, how can we be looking for trouble?"

Mao Laosan looked at Xia Mian and asked, "Did your second aunt and her family follow you to Yan City?"

Xia Mian seemed amused. "I'm still living in someone else's house, and my second aunt has a family of five! Do you think that's possible?"

Boss Mao and Old Third Mao frowned at the same time. They obviously thought that what Xia Mian said made sense, but they also felt that she must know something.

While they were hesitating, a figure rushed over with such force that Xia Mian subconsciously stepped back.

"You must know, you must know." A thin young woman fell to the ground because she couldn't catch her. She looked up at Xia Mian and pleaded, "I beg you, please tell me where my second uncle's home is. If they don't come back, I'm going to die."

Everyone was shocked when they saw her. Someone asked, "Is this Mao Huihe?"

Boss Mao frowned and went forward to help her up, but Mao Huihe dodged his hand and crawled towards Xia Mian, "I beg you, tell me where Mao Huimei is! Tell me where she is!"

At the end, his tone was sharp.

To be honest, Xia Mian was really scared. She didn't know what Mao Huihe looked like before, but now she looked like a ghost.

His face was pale, his cheekbones were sunken, and even in the summer he wore long trousers and long sleeves, Xia Mian could see that his wrists, collar and other exposed parts were covered with bruises and scars.

Xia Chuan had already picked up Xiao Feng and pulled Xia Mian back to block them. "I've already said we don't know where my second aunt's home is. Ma Wenwu suffered a loss here and is using you as a weapon. Are you stupid?"

After he finished speaking, several men around him pressed forward.

"What's going on with two grown men making things difficult for a little girl?"

"Hurry up and leave. We in the Xia family don't know about Mao Lao Er's affairs. Don't come again..."

The two brothers of the Mao family realized that this would not work and prepared to take Mao Huihe away first.

However, Mao Huihe seemed to regard this as her last hope and struggled violently, "No, she knows, she must know Mao Huimei's whereabouts, I want to find Mao Huimei!"

Xia Chuan said, "Just find a way to divorce Hao Youtou yourself. What's the point of looking for my sister Huimei? Hao Youtou has long forgotten who my sister is."

"It works, it works! He hasn't forgotten, he definitely hasn't forgotten," Mao Huihe struggled to catch Xia Mian, "He hit me just because Mao Huimei ran away. He likes Mao Huimei, and he'll just marry her when she comes back!"

Her mental state was clearly not normal.

But this also angered the Xia family. Xia Chuan angrily said, "This is your Mao family's own business. It was your parents and grandmother who sold you to Hao Youtou. If you have the guts, go find them. Why are you pestering us?"

Mao Huihe didn't care, she was determined to catch Xia Mian and said to Mao Laodao, "Dad, catch her and follow her and we'll find her. Mao Huimei must have followed her."

"Ma Wenwu said to detain her here," Mao Huihe said a little madly, "She still has to take the college entrance examination. If Mao Huimei doesn't come back, she can forget about going to Yan City and taking the college entrance examination..."

Hearing this, Xia Mian's eyes narrowed slightly. Ma Wenwu had never thought that she would go to college. In the minds of the Ma couple and Ma Wenwu, girls would get married after graduating from high school, and there was absolutely no concept of girls going to college.

The only one who knew that she was going to take the college entrance exam was Ma Lili...

Xia Mian sneered. Ma Lili hated her original family and her brother, but everything she did was influenced by them: selfish and vicious.

After hearing what Mao Huihe said, Boss Mao was obviously moved. Their family was really scared of being punished by the Hao family, especially Mao Huihe. No matter how little he cared about her, she was still his own daughter, and he couldn't bear to see her suffer.

If Mao Lao Er could come back, and Hao Shoufu's anger was transferred to Mao Lao Er, they could get rid of all this...

Just as I was calculating, someone suddenly said, "Hey, isn't that Hao Xufeng's car? Didn't he go to the next county to pick up a little girl? Why is he back now?"

When Mao Huihe heard Hao Xufeng's name, she shuddered as if she had heard something terrible. She quickly pulled Mao Laoda and ran, "He, he's coming. Hurry, run..."

The two brothers of the Mao family obviously knew that they would be in trouble if they met Hao Xufeng here, so they quickly helped Mao Huihe away.

Xia Chuan gave the young man who spoke a thumbs up and said, "Sure!"

The young man asked, "What is possible?"

Xia Chuan said, "I know how to use Hao Youtou to scare them."

The young man scratched his head, "I'm not trying to scare you!"

"Huh?" Xia Chuan followed his gaze and saw Hao Youtou's car. "Hey, he's really back."

Just when they thought the other party was just passing by, the car stopped in front of them.

The rear door opened first and Ma Wenwu jumped out.

He pointed at Xia Mian and said, "Brother, it's her! She must know where Mao Huimei is. Oh, and she also called you Hao Youtou."

This seems to be a halfway encounter.

This Ma Wenwu is really useless, and he wants to use Hao Youtou to deal with her?

Having said that, the fact that Hao Youtou was willing to stand up for him proved that Ma Lili's relationship with the other party was, at least on the surface, very good.

Xia Mian looked at Xia Chuan.

After the breakup, Xia Chuan's IQ returned to normal, and he obviously thought of this. He looked at the car in front of him with a grim expression.

The door of the cab opened and a young man of medium height walked down. He had an ordinary appearance, was a little overweight, had cloudy eyes and unsteady steps, and was obviously exhausted.

His hairstyle is a slicked-back haircut with lots of oil applied. I don't know how much oil he has applied to it, but on the God of Gamblers, he has an aura of two meters and eight. On him, it can only be called a Hao Youtou.

Xia Mian saw Ma Lili sitting in the passenger seat, and Xia Chuan subconsciously called out, "Lili."

Ma Wenwu suddenly became proud, "Hey, what are you yelling about? My sister has nothing to do with you now!"

"She's going to be a big star, so don't try to be a toad and dream of eating swan meat."

Ma Lili got out of the car. She was wearing a polka-dot shirt and jeans, looking youthful and beautiful.

Facing Xia Chuan, her expression was distant and cold. "I have already told you everything I need to tell you. Since you look down on me, I will make my own future. Don't bother me anymore."

Xia Chuan gritted his teeth and said, "Don't talk so nicely. The reason you came to me was just to use my influence to go to Yan City with me. Since you couldn't go to Yan City, you immediately went to find Hao Xufeng?"

"No, you've already found it, right?"

Hao Xufeng didn't care at all. He just enjoyed playing with women, and the ones he snatched from others were even more delicious.

Ma Lili seemed to be greatly insulted. "What nonsense are you talking about? It's obviously you who are not striving for progress. We are not just strangers!"

Xia Chuan looked at her and suddenly felt that there was no point in arguing about the result.

But he still refused to accept it and sneered, "No wonder my family wanted to celebrate my breakup with you. I'll have to celebrate too when I get back. Thank you so much for looking down on me."

Ma Lili gritted her teeth with a cold face.

Ma Wenwu shouted, "Stop complaining about sour grapes. My sister is going to be a big star in the future and will marry a rich man. You're just jealous!"

He then urged Hao Xufeng, who had been looking at Xia Mian, "Brother, it's her. Mao Huimei must have gone with her. As long as we arrest her, Mao Huimei will definitely come back."

Xia Chuan said angrily, "Ma Wenwu!"

They were not afraid of the Mao family, but the Hao family was quite powerful in the county. If Hao Xufeng really wanted to detain Xia Mian, there would definitely be trouble. At least no one dared to take her on the bus leaving the county in order not to offend the Hao family.

Before Hao Xufeng could say anything, Xia Mian took a step forward, grabbed Ma Wenwu by the collar, and punched him in the face.

Ma Wenwu was stunned and couldn't even scream at first.

Xia Mian pinned Ma Wenwu to the ground with his feet and started punching him in the face. This was not a painless punch like the one he threw at Shi Zi, but a real punch.

After two punches, Ma Wenwu's face was immediately covered in blood. He finally realized what was happening and screamed, "Help! Someone is killing me! Ah——"

Hao Xufeng was also stunned. Xia Chuan immediately blocked the people around him who were about to intervene. Everyone was stunned for a moment, then reacted and immediately started cheering, "Good fight!"

"Girl, push harder!"

"Oh, Chuanzi, you are such a good girl!"

"Awesome, can't stand any loss."

Only Ma Lili was beside her, jumping up and down anxiously, "Xia Mian, what are you doing? Let him go!"

"Xiachuan! Tell her to stop now."

Xia Chuan sneered, "Just thank God that I don't help her." As he said that, he couldn't help but stepped forward and kicked Ma Wenwu.

"Xia Chuan!" After Ma Lili screamed, she didn't dare to speak anymore and could only stamp her feet anxiously.

It wasn't until Ma Wenwu spat out half a tooth that Xia Mian wiped her hands on him in disgust, stood up slowly, straightened her clothes and said, "I've told you twice, don't come near me, don't come near me, otherwise I'll beat you up every time I see you."

"Since you don't understand what people are saying, I'll teach you a lesson."

Ma Wenwu was stunned for a moment, then he covered his face and started rolling on the ground while crying loudly. After a while, he started scolding Ma Lili, saying that she didn't care about him and that he would tell his parents.

He probably wanted to scold Xia Mian, but he didn't dare, so he could only scold Ma Lili to vent his anger.

Everyone was speechless, and Ma Lili's face turned cold and she ignored him.

Xia Mian looked up at Hao Xufeng who was standing in front of him and said calmly, "I don't know about Mao Huimei's situation. Are you also being used as a robber by Ma Wenwu?"

"No," Hao Xufeng clapped his hands admiringly, "I just didn't expect there was a girl like you in our county. You're perfect for playing a heroine. I'll introduce you to a TV show and let you be the lead."

Ma Lili's expression changed slightly, "Brother Hao."

Xia Mian pulled the corner of her mouth, not wanting to complain about what he said, and only said, "Sorry, I'm still in school. I just want to study hard. I don't like filming, nor do I like being a star."

As soon as she finished speaking, the cell phone in her pocket rang.

Seeing the caller ID, Xia Mian smiled brightly and pressed the answer button, "Hello? Doctor Ning, where are you?"

Hao Xufeng's cloudy eyes immediately glued to that beautiful face, and he subconsciously wanted to follow.

Ma Lili grabbed him and said, "Brother Hao, be careful. That girl hits people."

"Don't we have something else to do? Let's go quickly. I'm hungry. Can't you just let your little brother take care of things here?"

Hao Xufeng suddenly laughed, "Yes, this girl hit people." He glanced at Xia Chuan again and said, "We really need to call a few people."

After saying that, he took out his cell phone and started making a call.

Then he said to Ma Lili perfunctorily, "I won't treat you to dinner today. If you have something to do, go first. I'll talk to you another day when I'm free."

Ma Lili's face turned very ugly. Her eyes fell on the phone in Xia Mian's hand, and a huge feeling of unwillingness welled up in her heart: Why? She - an orphan living under someone else's roof, actually has a phone!

Just because she was lucky enough to save a rich man? !

Ma Lili's clenched fists relaxed after she saw Hao Xufeng's obscene gaze. She wanted to see what the use of being a good student was when facing the arrogant Hao Xufeng.

Being detained in this small county town by Hao Xufeng, can she still go to college?

Xia Mian didn't know what the two people behind her were thinking. She only had one thought in her mind: Doctor Ning is finally here! Hahahaha

I was holding Xiaofeng's hand and looking towards the station, wondering which car Dr. Ning was in.

Suddenly I noticed a few people surrounding me.

Xia Chuan, who was accompanying her, was also stunned when he saw Hao Xufeng. Just now, he saw Hao Xufeng and Ma Lili standing together and talking, and thought they had left.

Seeing his behavior, Xia Chuan's face suddenly darkened. "Hao Xufeng, what are you doing?"

"Nothing," Hao Xufeng stopped Xia Mian and stared at her bluntly, "I just saw a promising star and wanted to invite you to film a movie."

As he said that, he reached out his hand towards Xia Mian.

Xia Mian narrowed his eyes and was about to take action when he heard the roar of the accelerator. Then a black car suddenly rushed over and stopped almost brushing against Hao Xufeng's body.

Hao Xufeng was so frightened that he took a step back after a while. The people he brought with him didn't care about Xia Mian anymore and rushed forward to check if he was okay.

After Hao Xufeng recovered a bit, his blood boiling. He rolled up his sleeves and rushed towards the car, cursing, "Are you looking for death?! Get off the car! I'm not Hao if I don't kill you!"

Just as he rushed to the side of the driver's seat, the car door was suddenly pushed open, followed by a "bang" sound. Hao Xufeng's face was facing the door, and his whole body was hit by the car door. He subconsciously screamed in pain, staggered uncontrollably and fell to the ground.

His forehead was red and blood started flowing from his nose. He had never encountered such a thing before. He seemed to be completely unaware of what was happening and looked dazed.

"Boss!"

“Big Brother!”

“…”

His younger brothers rushed forward and frantically tried to help the man.

Xia Mian turned a blind eye to everything in front of her. Her eyes were only focused on the young man who calmly stepped out of the car. "Doctor Ning!"

Ning Shaobai looked at her and a smile suddenly broke out on his face.